After taking the back of Kimball (15-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) midway through the round, Reyes (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) locked up the rear-naked choke to force the tap at the 3:39 mark of Round 1.

The light heavyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 218 event at the new Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on FS1 and a main card on pay-per-view.

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Kimball lived up to his reputation as an aggressive fighter right out of the gates, attacking Reyes and forcing him back up against the fence before slamming his way out of a Reyes guillotine attempt.

But once Reyes got back to his feet he quickly nabbed a takedown of his own, moving to side control before taking Kimball’s back and locking up a body triangle.

After softening Kimball up with some elbows to the side of the head, Reyes slapped on the rear-naked choke and squeezed for the finish, forcing Kimball to submit with a little over a minute left in the opening round.

With the win, Reyes remains perfect as a professional. Kimball has lost two of his last three.